Ahajmano

Thanks everyone for your support! It would be tough to build the models with my kids at the moment. They literally fight about everything, so it would be difficult to evenly split a model build. In a few years, I think they will behave more logically HAHAHA. I'm spending most of my time with them making sure they did their school work, so even free time with the kids is limited. Well, enough with whining.... Life is good! My collection is at least 150 kits, so i could loose a few of the "in production" kits at least. literally will not build all these kits in a lifetime. I averaged one a month, even when I was 100% dedicated to the hobby. I suppose I get a little obsessive LOL

Red green! Oh boy that takes me back. I grew up in Toronto before moving to California. cheers

Thanks for all the kind words! Yeah it’s nearly impossible to work and provide them child care (5 and 7) simultaneously, so I have been catching up on work when they go to sleep in the evening. That’s my usual modeling time. I’m certain there are some of you who have experienced similar situations in the past. Everything in life is temporary, and this is no exception. I’m mostly selling my 1/12 scale for the space, and the 1/24 scale that are not too far out of production. Il be keeping my rare gems (all Tamiya) since they seem to be gaining in value anyways.

Hi guys! so I’m reluctantly going to stop building models for now :( I have young children and am very luck to still be employed. With them no longer being in school, I have to split my days and weekends between work and helping them with their school assignments. It’s just impractical to work on models at this time. Even my main hobby working on my 71’ 240z (1:1) is going to suffer (@240z_restomod on IG). I have some models up on eBay, and will likely post more. thanks for all your help over the years, and Hopefully I will see you all when this is over!

looking good!

Great job! I believe this kit is becoming somewhat rare now. Absolutely amazing detail work.

Nice! I use an Iphone as well. It takes surprisingly good close-ups.

The slambo looks great! i enjoyed the zoomed in photos. Iphone? I find many modelers avoid the close-ups but i think they show confidence in once work and attention to detail.

looks phenomenal! I love modern GT race cars as 1/24 models.

Looks fantastic!! great work on the color finish. I like a little darker panel lines, but that is just personal preference.

I like it, and I think my kids would love it! Very creative.

Great color choice! So many vivid lines

Thanks for the kind words everyone! If you have the kit, I would still recommend building it! The challenge is very rewarding! The fit is superb so when you do get all the paint right, it can all go together in a day or two. I would love to see others tackle the Takata and raybrig liveries as well! I am going to take a break for a while but I may do so in a few months.

I’m finally done! This was the most difficult kit I have ever built. I purchased the Tamiya PE set along with the kit. Tons of amazing details, and the kit went together like a dream. The difficulty on the two-tone paint, decals and masking was something I struggled with for two months. I destroyed one body on account of a failed primer adhesion, and repainted countless times to get it right. Had to get a whole new kit to replace parts and decals that had failed along the way. My kids recently have becomes obsessed with the “slug bug” VW beetle, so that will be next hope you enjoy! Have not seen anyone else do this kit or it’s sisters on the forum.

I feel you! I have been working on a bear as well. You will get on the other side of this! I finally got my clear coat on and looking at the other side of it. Here is my pain if you want to share paint-destruction experiences. Had to buy a whole additional kit just to make up for my mistakes.

Looks really fantastic!

Finally ready for clear coat. All the decals are on and completed all touch-ups.

I’m getting the same error message. What does it mean? What is the maximum file size you can upload?

I clearly have a bias, as I always buy the Tamiya kit when available. Since I find the good-removal process annoying (fingerprints), I’m pretty happy with just curbside kids for the most part. I build enough kits with a full engine detail to get my fill. The more I struggle with pour molds, the more my preference for quality increases. with that said, I feel the Original author is doing a great job.

Added some more detail and finished the border decals. Clear coated the body to “fix” everything in place so I can start repairing the cracked blue paint with a new coat. few comments: those Tamiya metal transfer decals are amazing! That Honda symbol came out great. Hand painting on a body is always very difficult for me. The fuel receptive on the hood and the red backing for the emblem took me 1 hour, 30 cotton swabs, and at least 10 re-do’s. It’s still not perfect, but it was good enough for the clear coat. I have a much easier time hand-painting interior and engine parts as they usually have sharper contours and are less visible. ??‍♂️

Super curious: any particular reason you chose the revel kit over the Tamiya kit? Looking great so far!

Love this! How much was the Hobby Design Kit? I sometimes destroy my kits in the process of building so I’m anxious about splurging. Very inspiring though!

The border decals were pretty tough as they have to straddle the two-tone seam line. They are in and drying with some Tamiya decal solvent. Got the blue on, and still experienced sporadic cracking of the paint. My new strategy is to get the major decals onto the body and hit it with a layer of 2k clear. The hope is that it will set the paint in place and stop anymore random cracking. It will also set the decals which are bordering the cracks so I can mask over them and cover up the cracking. Finally going to hit the whole body with another layer of 2k clear to set everything in place.

Thanks for all the feedback! Especially Bill's detailed response. So I believe I followed all of the directions provided by bill. I have a good understanding of what happened now, and some improvements I will make in the future. 1) I definitely need to sand the surface with 1500-2000 grit in the future! I was not diligent enough on this. 2) the tamiya yellow paint is phenomenal. I never have any problems and always peel it the way Bill described. I even use heat sometimes to soften the tape and paint a little. 3) most of the flaking effect I experienced is from the "tape for curves" which is the same material as electrical tape. It is smooth, and the paint does not adhere to it. Therefore, if the paint thickness is too great it does not do a great job of "sheering" the paint. If grabs clumps of paint from on top of the masking tape. This is really what is happening here. The flaking you see is not bleeding under the tape and it is not pulling away from the surface of the model, but rather grabing chunks of paint from on top of the smooth surface of the electrical tape (masking tape for curves). I will spray a thinner paint layer in the future for these types of seams. I also never have this problem with the acrylic tamiya paint using this masking tape.

Thanks guys. So I am using Tamiya tape for sure. Combination of the tape for curves and the regular yellow Stuff. The tearing you see if bits of paint that was folded on top of the masking tape. It is “tearing” the paint when I remove the masking tape, and pulling bits of paint off the masking tape. It’s not removing paint from the body, but rather grabbing bits of paint from on top of the tape. Ah well. I could try the knife recommendation next time